DUI Stats

During the week of August 3, through August 9, 2026, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 13 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 479 DUI arrests compared with 557 during the same period last year, a decrease of 14 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

Arrests by District

DISTRICT	WEEKLY TOTAL	YEAR-TO-DATE
HILO	4	139
NORTH HILO	0	3
HĀMĀKUA	0	4
SOUTH KOHALA	1	39
NORTH KOHALA	0	8
KONA	8	192
KA‘Ū	0	15
PUNA	0	79
ISLAND TOTAL	13	479

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Traffic Services Section reviewed all updated crashes and found 602 major crashes so far this year, compared with 635 major crashes during the same time last year, a decrease of 5.19 percent.

As of August 9, there were 19 fatal crashes, resulting in 21 fatalities compared with 13 fatal crashes, resulting in 14 fatalities for the same time last year. This is an increase of 46.15 percent for fatal crashes and 50 percent for fatalities.   

In 2026, the non-traffic fatality count (not on a public roadway) was zero, compared to zero non-traffic fatalities for the same time last year. 

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.